Heroku Alternatives

Heroku is described as 'Platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud' and is a very popular Cloud Hosting service in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Heroku, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Self-Hosted, Amazon Web Services and Linux apps. The best Heroku alternative is CapRover, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Heroku are Replit, OpenShift, Coolify and Linode.

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Heroku alternatives page was last updated Jun 21, 2023
  1. Website Free Host icon
     8 likes

    Free Web Hosting provider with paid options for Shared Hosting, VPS, and Domains. The website offers free subdomain registrations.

    173 Website Free Host alternatives
    Website Free Host screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Website Free Host Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Web-Based
    3.  VPS Hosting
    4.  File Hosting
    Website Free Host iconHeroku Icon

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  2. Clever Cloud icon
     15 likes

    We help developers deploy and run their apps with bulletproof infrastructure, automatic scaling, fair pricing and other awesome features. We aim to make an easy-to-use service, without any vendor lock-in and able to grow with your needs.

    33 Clever Cloud alternatives
    Application creation in Clever Cloud Console

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Platform as a service
    2. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  MongoDB
    6.  Rust
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Jenkins Plugin
    9. GitLab icon  Gitlab integration
    10.  Managed Database Hosting
    11.  Fully managed service
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    Comments about Clever Cloud as an Alternative to Heroku
     
    Daniel McC

    It's a much cheaper and better version of Heroku

    Positive commentApr 19, 2021
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    • Some users think Clever Cloud is a great Heroku alternative, some don't.

    • Clever Cloud is Freemium and ProprietaryHeroku is Paid and Proprietary
    • Clever Cloud is Privacy focusedHeroku is not according to our users
  3. Easypanel icon
     3 likes

    Easypanel is a modern server control panel which uses Docker under the hood. You can think of it as "self-hosted Heroku". It helps you deploy Node.js, Ruby, Python, PHP, Go and Java applications. Easypanel has a lot of easy to deploy templates.

    23 Easypanel alternatives
    Easypanel screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Easypanel Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Zero Downtime
    3. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    Easypanel iconHeroku Icon

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  4. IBM Cloudant icon
     1 like

    IBM Cloudant is a NoSQL JSON document store that’s optimized for handling heavy workloads of concurrent reads and writes in the cloud; a workload that is typical of large, fast-growing web and mobile apps.

    40 IBM Cloudant alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online

    IBM Cloudant Features

    1.  Multiple languages
    2.  VPS
    IBM Cloudant iconHeroku Icon

    IBM Cloudant VS Heroku

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  5. Deploy Now icon
     5 likes

    Instantly setup & deploy any GitHub repo with Deploy Now. Just git push to update your website.

    16 Deploy Now alternatives
    Deploy Now screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Deploy Now Features

    1.  GDPR Compliant
    2.  Free SSL
    3.  Continuous builds
    4.  Unlimited bandwidth
    5.  Jamstack
    6.  Custom Domain
    7.  Continuous Deployment
    Deploy Now iconHeroku Icon

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  6. BuyVM icon
     3 likes

    Experience our feature packed virtual private servers with SSD storage starting at $3.50 per month!.

    98 BuyVM alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    BuyVM Features

    1.  VPS
    2.  VPS Hosting
    BuyVM iconHeroku Icon

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  7. NFOrce Entertainment B.V. icon
     4 likes

    Provider of internet solutions in the Netherlands: Dedicated servers, colocation, cloud hosting (VPS), and shared web hosting.

    120 NFOrce Entertainment B.V. alternatives
    NFOrce homepage

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online

    NFOrce Entertainment B.V. Features

    1.  VPS Hosting
    2.  Dedicated Server Hosting
    3.  VPS
    NFOrce Entertainment B.V. iconHeroku Icon

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  8. Piku icon
     1 like

    The tiniest PaaS you've ever seen. Piku allows you to do git push deployments to your own servers.

    13 Piku alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Piku iconHeroku Icon

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  9. Cloud 66 icon
     24 likes

    Cloud 66 gives you everything you need to build, deploy and maintain your applications on any cloud, without the headache of dealing with “server stuff”.

    32 Cloud 66 alternatives
    Connect a Git Repository With a Cloud 66 Account

To get started, sign up using your GitHub or Google account, or use your email and create a password. Next we will need (read-only) access to your code repository, so that we can build and deploy your application for you.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Cloud 66 Features

    1.  Jamstack
    2.  Software Deployment
    3. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    4.  Managed Database Hosting
    5.  Platform as a service
    6.  Kubernetes
    7.  Continuous Integration
    Cloud 66 iconHeroku Icon

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  10. Fortrabbit icon
     12 likes

    You are a PHP developer and you want: a modern development environment, a reliable infrastructure, established standards and an up2date run-time. But – do you really want to setup and maintain everything by yourself?

    27 Fortrabbit alternatives
    Fortrabbit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Fortrabbit Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Custom Scripts
    3.  Team work
    4.  Automated deployment
    Fortrabbit iconHeroku Icon

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